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Predicted trends in class actions beyond the pandemic
Expert Insights 2020-09-25 3:02 pm By Editor

As the economic impact of Covid-19 continues to develop, we can expect promoters of class actions to explore claims which arise from the pandemic – […]

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New rules for funders of insolvency claims: Business as usual for some, not for all
Expert Insights 2020-09-14 11:44 pm By Editor

Recent changes in the Australian regulation of third-party funders will have a dramatic effect on the funding of certain disputes. Although these changes were accompanied […]

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Class actions and litigation funding reform: Proceedings before the Joint Committee
Expert Insights 2020-09-01 10:35 pm By Editor

The public hearings before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services as part of an inquiry into litigation funding and regulation of the […]

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The race for the COVID-19 vaccine and patents: Do we need a temporary lockdown?
Expert Insights 2020-07-09 6:08 pm By Editor

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the economy on its head. At a governmental level, measures have been implemented throughout the world which, in many countries […]

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Will the Heydon scandal finally produce judicial appointments reform?
Expert Insights 2020-07-02 3:17 pm By Editor

The shocking revelations about the complaints of sexual harassment of young female associates working for Justice Dyson Heydon in his years on the High Court […]

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Correcting the record – litigation funding and returns to group members in funded class actions
Expert Insights 2020-06-15 2:49 pm By Editor

The Parliamentary inquiry into litigation funding and class actions announced earlier this year seeks to ensure fair and equitable outcomes for claimants and group members. […]

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Judge suppresses sex harassment claims against philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn
Employment 2020-05-21 5:07 pm By Editor

The details of a sex harassment lawsuit brought against entrepreneur Sir Owen Glenn by a former executive assistant employed with his philanthropic foundation have been […]

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Common fund orders made in increasing class action market
Expert Insights 2020-05-15 9:21 pm By Editor

On 6 May 2020, Justice Murphy of the Federal Court of Australia made a common fund order in favour of a litigation funder on settlement […]

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Businesses rush to register COVID-19 trade marks, and not all are doomed to fail
Expert Insights 2020-05-13 2:41 pm By Editor

From a hand sanitiser called Covidfighter to delivery services branded The Quarantine Concierge, the coronavirus pandemic has led to numerous trade mark applications to IP […]

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Competition and consumer law amid the pandemic: Your guide to avoiding viral confusion
Expert Insights 2020-03-30 10:40 pm By Editor

Depending on your industry, you may have already been impacted by the effects of COVID-19, for example, by a spike in the number of customers […]

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